AI Change Record
OpenAI retires GPT-5.2 Chat Latest and GPT-5.3 Chat Latest on August 10
OpenAI says gpt-5.2-chat-latest and gpt-5.3-chat-latest will be removed from the API on August 10, 2026, and recommends gpt-5.6-sol as the replacement.
At a glance
Change Snapshot
- Company
- OpenAI
- Retirement date
- August 10, 2026
- Launch type
- Not classified
- Category
- AI Developer Tools, AI Infrastructure, AI Models
- Audience
- Developers and platform teams whose OpenAI API requests select gpt-5.2-chat-latest or gpt-5.3-chat-latest.
- Pricing
- No pricing change announced
- Free plan
- Not publicly confirmed
- API
- Yes
- Open weights/source
- Not publicly confirmed
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Verification & Sources
- Status
- Verified
- Source links
- 1
- Freshness
- Verified August 1, 2026
- Last verified
- August 1, 2026
- Last updated
- August 1, 2026
Key source checks
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Kingy AI Take
OpenAI says gpt-5.2-chat-latest and gpt-5.3-chat-latest will be removed from the API on August 10, 2026, and recommends gpt-5.6-sol as the replacement. Kingy’s action: Replace both affected model IDs, then regression-test prompts, output handling, latency and cost before the August 10 shutdown.
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Operational change record
- Vendor
- OpenAI
- Product
- OpenAI API
- Model / version
- gpt-5.2-chat-latest, gpt-5.3-chat-latest
- Change
- Retirement · Critical
- Audience
- Developers and platform teams whose OpenAI API requests select gpt-5.2-chat-latest or gpt-5.3-chat-latest.
- Region / platform
- OpenAI API; no regional exception documented
- Announcement
- May 8, 2026
- Effective / deadline
- May 8, 2026 · Aug 10, 2026
- Previous → new
- The two chat-latest snapshots remain callable before the shutdown date. → The two model snapshots are scheduled to be removed from the API on August 10, 2026.
- Required action
- Replace both affected model IDs, then regression-test prompts, output handling, latency and cost before the August 10 shutdown.
- Replacement / migration
- Change requests from gpt-5.2-chat-latest or gpt-5.3-chat-latest to gpt-5.6-sol, validate application behavior in a non-production environment, and complete the cutover before August 10.
- Evidence
- Strong · checked Aug 1, 2026
- State
- Active
Sources: Official source 1
Correction history: No corrections recorded.
Who it is for
Developers and platform teams whose OpenAI API requests select gpt-5.2-chat-latest or gpt-5.3-chat-latest.
What feels promising
The vendor provides a first-party source and a concrete migration path where one is available.
What feels unproven
Vendor schedules and compatibility guidance can change; verify again before a production cutover.
Source-backed record